Hasp fastening for expansible suitcases, trunks, and the like



July 9, 1929. c. w. CHENEY 1,720,467

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HASP FASTENING FOR EXPANSIBLE SUITCASE S, TRUNKS, AND THE LIKE FiledApril 19.27 a Shets-Sheet 8 (242" Zed j Patented July 9, 1929.

P El l T 0F ICE cnannns WILLIAM CHENEY,

Ol BIRMINGEAM, ENGLAND.

HASP LEASTENING FUR EXPANSIBLE SUITCASES, TRUNKS, AND THE LIKE.

Application filed April 1, 1927, Serial No. 180,288, and in GreatBritain May 7, 1926.

The invention provides thchereinafter de scribed. and claimed improvedhasp fastenings forexpansible suit cases, trunksand the like.

An expansible suit case, trunlror the like is a well-known articleusually built up of two similar box-like halves engaging each othertelescopically, the one half constituting the bodyand the other halfthe-lid;

The invention provides improved hasp fastenings having greatereliiciency under all conditions of use and more simple in theiroperation, also cheap to produce and of light weight, and distinctive inconstruction and combination by a hasp member and a bolt mcmberwhileengaging each other in a normal way with hasp fastenings, onebeingsecured tothe lid of "the case or the like, being adaptable for slidingas one-piece with ratchet or one-way clutch engagement and releaselengthwise over and along an attachment plate secured to the body ofthecase or the like.

The hasp member and the bolt member are substantially of knownconstruction, and either the one or the other is fixed to the lid of theexpanslble suit caseby a carrier plate,

while the other, or the one, is applied to slide lengthwise over andalong an attachment platewith ratchet or one-way clutch engagement andrelease, said attachment plate'being iixed to the body of the casedepthwisei The attachment plate can be of'the full depth of the case orlike body, and the ratchet or one-way clutch action can be substantiallyfor its'full length, so that the maximum and minin'mm' capacities of theexpansible case can be utilized; No matter into whatposition thecombined hasp member and bolt member is moved upon the attachment plate,the fastoning-s are just as strongand efficient in 210- tion'. 1

One form of the invention uses a hinged hasp, and ratchet teeth on theattachment plate, and carries thepawl 011 the hasp to en gage theratchet teeth, so that only when the for the reason that the carryinghandle is usually applied to the lid on the closing side thereof.

sent four forms of the invention, all dominated by the same essentialfeatures.

One form of the invention is represented by Figs. 1 to 5, the secondform by Figs. (5 to 11, the third form by Figs. 12 to 17 and the fourthform by Figs. 18 to 23.

The same letters of reference are used where possible to indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures of the drawings.

Fig. 1 is a front elevation, and

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section of the fastenings applied to lid andbody of an ex pansible suit case.

Figs. 3, 4L and are front elevations of the principal parts of thefastenings separate.

Fig. 6 is a front elevation, and

Fig. 7 a longitiulinal section of the fastenings applied to the lid andbody of an expansible suit case.

Fig. 8 is a section through the hasp only.

Figs. 9, 10 and 11 are front elevations of the hasp, bolt member andattachment plate separate.

Fig. 12 is a. front elevation, and

Fig. 13 a longitudinalsection of the fastenings applied to the case.

Fig. 14 is a transverse section througji the hasp only. 7

Fi the bolt member, hasp member and attachment plate.

Fig. 18 is a front elevation, and

Fig. 19 a. longitudinal; section of the fastenings applieiil to the lidand body of the case.

Fig. 20 is a back elevation of the bolt member.

Figs. 21, 22 and 23 are front elevations of 15, 16 and 17 are frontelevations of the hasp member, the attachment plate and I the boltmember.

With reference to Figs. 1 to 5, the lid of the case represented. at aand the body at o, and i is understood that the one fits over the othertelescopically, the lid being usually extcnsibly hinged to the body atthe back, and the fastenings applied to thofront of the case;

The hasp d is a fly-off hinged one/carrying the usual notched peg d Itis hinged at (Z to a carrier plate, (Z whereby it is secured to the lida.

e is a rigidly built ratchet toothed and grooved attachment plate to besecured depthwise to the body 0 of the expansible case. The ratchetteeth 6 formed from the plate, are in a longitudinal line in the middleof a longitudinal groove 6 extending for the full length of the plateand provided by inwardly directed opposite hook edges 6*, 0". Said platemay be of the full depth of the case body, or of any part of the depth,and the ratchet teeth are in a line of sutlicient length to suit thelength of the plate.

A rigidly built bolt member carrying a bolt 9 is adapted to slidelengthwise upon the attachment plate 6 within the groove 0, and to beguided by said groove. Its sliding engagement is stiff or with somefriction. Side flanges f 7, of the bolt member engage the hook edges ofthe groove. The bolt 9 is a slidable one applied to the bolt member tobe projected by the usual spring, and to be withdrawn by hand from theboss applied to the face of the bolt member, said bolt co-acting with ahole g in the bolt member and with'the notched pegal of the hasp whichthe active end of the bolt engages. The bolt may be arranged forkey-locking in any well-known manner.

, At the back said bolt member is fitted with a limb spring 72, providedwith a ratchet-like tooth k for engagement with the ratchet teeth of theattachment plate, this spring and tooth constituting a ratchet pawl.\Vhen the bolt member f engages the attachment plate 6 the pawl h, ifengages the ratchet teeth and the bolt member moves downwardly withratchet action, the movement of said bolt member in the oppositedirection being stopped until the limb spring is lifted. by

hand to disengage the tooth [L2 from the ratchet teeth 6 when said boltmember canmove upwardly freely.

The bolt member has upon its front face a rigid projection 2' underwhich the closing edge of the lid (1 engages when the lid and body ofthe case engage, this projection and its engagement by the closing edgeof the lid being extremely useful because the carrying handle to anexpansible case or the like is usually applied to the front of the lid.

After the bolt member has been put into position upon the attachmentplate to slide over and along it, the ends of the groove are closeddown, so that said bolt member can not again become detachedh It will beobvious that the length of the attachmentplate may be anything suitable,for the full depth of the body part of the case if desired, and that nomatter in what position the bolt member 7 may be upon said plate it isstrongly held, both hasp member the opposite direction.

and bolt member while engaging each other being slidable as one-piecelengthwise over and along the attachment plate with a ratchet action inone direction and a. hand-release in The hasp 'l'asteuings are thereforeas strong in operation when the case is fully expanded as when the caseis fully contracted.

The second form of the invention differs only from the previous forminasmuch as the ratchet pawl is carried on the hasp instead of upon thebolt member, and only comes int o engagement with the ratchet teeth whenthe hasp is in engagement with the bolt member.

The fly-off hinged hasp (Z has applied to its inner face a resilienttooth 71% to constitute a pawl, this tooth being housed in a small box 5rigid with the h asp and transversely thereto and which, together withthe pawl. is adapted to pass a fairly good lit through the hole g" inthe front of the bolt member, 7'', so that the pawl may engage theratchet teeth (F of the plate 0, said hole being large enough for saidpawl and housing and also for the notched peg (Z to be engaged by thebolt. this peg being a rigid part of the housing. The pawl or tooth 72,resiliently slides in the housing against the coiled springs 71., 71;.\Vhen the bolt engages the notched peg (I the pawl 7L2 engages the lineof ratchet teeth c of the attachment plate 0, so that the. combined boltmember 7' and hasp member (7 are ratcheted to the attachment plate 0 inthe closing direction of the case. \Vhen the hasp is released by thebolt 9 and flies oil the boll member 7' is free to be moved up and downfrom end. to end of the attzu-hment plate a.

The third form of the invention is the same as the second formexceptthat the hasp member (Z slides upon the attachment pl ale c withratchet action, whereas the bolt member 7 is fixed to the lid, which iscut-away at u for the application of said member. The hasp member (Z ishinged to a rigidly built carrier plate 61' having the side flanges f7". to engage the groove 0 in the attachment plate c. this carrier platefor the hasp member being provided with the extension '1' under whichthe closing edge of the lid engages.

The action of this form of the invention is the same as the second form,namely that the ratchet pawl 71. carried by the hasp nu-mbar engages theteeth (2' of the attachment plate simultaneously with the engagement ofthe bolt 9 with the notched peg (P. the ratchet action being releasedwhen. the ha sp member is released.

The fourth form of the invention is similar to the first and secondforms with the subsl itution of a one-way friction clutch for theratchet action.

The attachment plate 0 is provided with the groove 6 as formerly, andthe bolt member f with the side flanges f and 7" to engage said groove,but in addition to said side flanges Ill till

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1,720,467 Ell said bolt member is fitted with a transverse bar termed oftwo parts 7' j, whose outer edges also engage the groove and whose inneredges engage each other by opposed inclinations as at j' This barsuitably housed on the bolt member and is adapted to slightly lengthenand shorten by the operation of the opposed inclinations, j, to grip andslip the groove (2, a double limb spring 7.; operating against the partfor gripping and a small hand-operated arm Z operating on the part 7'against the spring for slip or release. The bar normally grips thegroove with a one way action permitting the bolt member movingdownwardly upon the attachment plate 0 but preventing same moving upwards ly, which latter can only take place by relieving the grippingfriction by llilltld'OClilIlg the arm 6 to move the part upwardly. Thearm Z is pivoted to the part j at Z and connected. to the part at Z.

Said. bolt member normally slides down the groove c freely, butprevented, from sliding upwardly by the operation. ot the oneway clutchbar j until said clutch is released by hand from the arm Z, the one-wayclutch being normally in action.

It will be clear that all the terms of the invention have toe samedistinctive feature, namely that while the hasp member and bolt memberengage each other, one being adapted for lining to the lid oi. the case,they can slide as one-piece with ratchet or one-way clutch engagementand release lengthwise over and along an attachment plate adapted :liorfixing depthwise to the body of the case, the lid engaging over theattachment plate.

Wilh reference to the one-way :liriction clutch form such could bearranged to normally tree the sliding of the bolt member upon theattachment plate, the hasp member to carry a part which automaticallymakes the clutch one-way operative when the bolt oil the bolt memberengages the hasp member.

Having now described my invention, what ll claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent is 1. The combination will]. two telescopic members, of a'lastening device thereilior, inchiding a plate for lined ei'igagemcntto one member, a second plate fixedly conneelcd to the other member, aslidingly mounted plate carried by one ot the plates, a hasp carried bythe other oil? the lixed plates, cooperating meanscarried by the slidingplate and the hasp for securing the hasp to the sliding plate, andcooperative means carried by the sliding plate and its supporting linedplate, whereby the sliding plate is permitted free movement in onedirection only.

2. A fastening for a suit case or the like of the type emimrising a pairor! telescoping parts, said latestening including a plate for attachment to one of said parts, a beep i'i'ien'iber and a cooperatingmember, one of which is slidable on the outer :lace of said plate in.the direction o l? the length oil? the latter, the other of said.members raving means tor attaching same to the other of said telescopingparts, said hasp member and said cooperating member having intercngagingmeans tor securing them together, and means carried by one of saidmembers eugagez'zliilo with said plate to secure said hasp member andcoope atiug member against unitary movement longitud inally of saidplate in one direction and permitting unitary movement o'l saidu'lembers longitudinally of said plate .in the other direction.

3. A fastening tor a suitcase or the like of the type embodying a pair0t telescoping parts, said fastening comprising a plate ada ited to besecured to one ot said telescopic parts in illietl relation thereto, a hasp member and a cooperating member having intercugagiun' means forsecuring them together, one or said mentibers adapted to be secured tothe other of said telescopic parts in lined relation thereto. and theother oil said members being slidable on. the outer lace oil? said plate:lor sulr tantially the full length of the latter, and. a pawl andratchet connection between one oil? said members and the outer :liaee ofsaid plate, said pawl and ratchet connection being opera live, when saidhasp member and. coimeratingmcn'iber are secured together, topreventunitary movement of said, meml'iers longitlulinally of said platein. one direction and. to permit unitary n'ioveinent ot said. memberslongitmlinally of said plate in the opposite direction 4;. d. fasteningtor a suit case or the like of the type which embodies a pair ottelescoping pa 15, said lastening includin g a plate ada iited to beliizcdly secured to one olj' said telescoping parts, said plate havingratchet teeth on its outer face and having a slideway projecting fromits toothed itace at each of its longitudinal edges, a hasp member and acooperating member, one of which meml'iers is adapted to be .lixedlysecured to the other of said telescopic parts and the other off which.members is movable in the slide ays ol said plate, said hasp member andcooperating mei'nbcr having :interengaging means for detachably securingthem together, and a pawl carried by one of said. members and ridableover the teeth of said plate when said members are uuitarily movedlongitudinally oli said plate in one direction. and engaging said teethto prevent unitary movement o'l? said members in the opposite direction.

5. A fastening according to claim l; wherein the member which carliesthe pawl has a housing on its inner face in which. said pawl is mountedand wl'ierein the other member ha s an opening through which, when saidmembers are secured together, said housing pro jects, and wherein theinterengaging means for securing said members together comprises a boltcarried by the last named member and engageable with said housing.

(3. A fastening according to claim 2 Wherein the member which isslidable over the fixed plate carried by one of the telescopic parts hasmeans to straddle an edge of the other telescoplc part and to he beneaththe other member when the locking member and hnsp 10 member are securedtogether.

In testunony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

CHARLES VILLIAM CHENEY.

